SPOT Radio

On this episode of the SPOT radio Podcast, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Sarah Deputy CKF from Van der Stähl Scientific about preventive maintenance of critical medical device packaging equipment. Learn how PMs can help save a medical device company from a potential packaging recall. Guest bio: Sarah Deputy Sarah is a skilled Service technician in Van der Stahl Scientific's ISO 17025 calibrat...

On this episode of SPOT radio Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Karen Goelst CEO of KleenEdge about their technology that helps manage patient curtain exchange cycles with the aim of preventing patient infections.  Guest bio's: Karen Goelst | Founder & CEO of KleenEdge  With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen Goelst became passionate about solving the issues...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Jennifer Benolken, Sarah Rosenblum, Dannette Casper, Cassandra Ladd, and Arthur Castronovo from the Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee (MDPTC) about the success of the inaugural "Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging" course. Listen in and learn about this valuable course as well as the big news that the course wil...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb CPPL and Pieter Van Gool speak with Eddy van den Berg of Pharmafilter B.V.   about their company's amazing technology that provides a much deeper solution for hospital waste stream management. The centralization of the waste stream holds incredible promise for reducing the expanding burden of hospital waste. Guest bio's:  Pieter Van Gool Strong...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Don Alip and Randall Troutman from the SPMC (sterilization packaging manufacturers council) on this episode of SPOT radio you will learn the history as well as future plans for sterile packaging days events.  Guest bio's: Don Alip is the Director of Product Excellence, Healthcare with Amcor and is responsible for driving the product...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Brian Nissen, Jennifer Benolken, and Amy Stewart from the IOPP's  Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee (MDPTC) about the upcoming "Fundamentals of Medical Device Packaging" course. Listen in and learn about this exciting new event.  Guest bio's: Brian Nissen, CPP received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical...

In this two-part episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Carol Barnum Ph. D. from the UX firm about the human connection piece for medical devices and medical device packaging to the clinician. Carole provides insight during this engaging conversation on how the UX Firm guides clients through comprehensive user research projects and single usability studies. UX Firm’s toolkit of usabi...

In this two-part episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Carol Barnum Ph. D. from the UX firm about the human connection piece for medical devices and medical device packaging to the clinician. Carole provides insight during this engaging conversation on how the UX Firm guides clients through comprehensive user research projects and single usability studies. UX Firm’s toolkit of usabi...

On this episode of SPOT Radio Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Karen Greene CPPL about the ASTM F-88 medical device pouch testing method. As laboratory owners Charlie Webb CPPL and Karen Greene CPPL provide a fresh optic to the discussion developed from their voice of the customer insight. Guest Description: Karen Greene is a tenured packaging professional, A CPPL certified through the institute of p...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Cord Burnham regarding needless regulatory and packaging process risks due to inaccurate calibrations and poorly maintained medical device packaging machinery. Cord Burnham highlights process failures from his experience as the service Director and calibration laboratory manager at Van der Stahl Scientific's ISO 17025 laboratories. About...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Jeff Barrett President and CEO of J-Pac Medical. Jeff gives keen insight from the point of view of a contract provider of assembly, packaging, and sterilization. Because contract packagers see a variety of packaging configurations, materials, and sterile delivery requirements, their global vista often can provide fast solutions for a host of...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb has an edifying conversation with Jeremy Stackawitz from Senzo about the future of at-home diagnostics systems. As this new market grows in healthcare it is a great time to ponder how medical device packaging will support this new end-point.  This new paradigm will surely launch new growth for medical device and diagnostic packaging machines and material...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with founding members of the Pack-Out conference that will be held in Austin Texas, May 10-12. The Pack-Out promises to bring an exciting new attendee experience designed to facilitate peer connection and foster industry learning. Listen in and learn more about this exciting new medical device packaging professional conference. About: The Pack-Out...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb continues his conversation with Pat Kothe a medical device innovator and host of the mastering medical device Podcast. On this two-part podcast, they cover a gambit of issues surrounding medical device and packaging development including sustainability, innovation hierarchies, and balancing the voice of the customer with product development. About SPOT R...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Pat Kothe a medical device innovator and host of the mastering medical device Podcast. On this two-part podcast, they cover a gambit of issues surrounding medical device and packaging development including sustainability, innovation hierarchies, and balancing the voice of the customer with product development. About SPOT Radio guest Pat Kothe...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Pieter Van Gool with SÜDPACK MEDICA AG in Zürich Switzerland about a host of subject-centered around industrial design for medical device packaging. Charlie and Pieter chat casually about their own experiences with VOC "voice of the customer" data collection and highlight new ways our industry may collect data about subjects such as...

Podcast Episode Description: In this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb talks about what is coming up on SPOT radio for the year ahead. Charlie also talks about machine innovation from his point of view from his 30 years in Healthcare innovation and marketing. He explains a new mobile app for medical device packaging engineers and quality managers that he strongly believes will forever change the...

On this episode of SPOT radio, we speak with best-selling author Nicholas Webb about his mission surrounding employee happiness. The quality and value of your product or service are driven by employee morale. With mission-critical companies that develop medical devices, tainted outcomes can risk patient health and safety. A Gallup poll finds that 22 million dissatisfied and disengaged employees wi...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Dr. Julie Suggs about online learning and certification programs from Packagingschool.com. With so much evaluation and innovation in the packaging industry, continuing education will play an important role in moving stakeholder's knowledge forward. These affordable and flexible courses designed for working professionals will help keep th...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Ehsan Mokhbery from FUTEK about the wide range of force and torque sensing systems that FUTEX offers. With smaller sensing system, many new opportunities to utilize this technology is opening up for a medical device developers. Guest Description: Ehsan Mokhberi joined FUTEK in 2005, focused on the development of FUTEK's organizational sy...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Ehsan Mokhbery from FUTEK about the wide range of force and torque sensing systems that FUTEX offers. With smaller sensing system, many new opportunities to utilize this technology is opening up for a medical device developers. Guest Description: Ehsan Mokhberi joined FUTEK in 2005, focused on the development of FUTEK's organizational sy...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Elon Goldbaum from Network partners about the one-pound peel value for medical device packaging validation. Does your packaging validation plan rest on the one-pound seal strength standard? Listen in and learn why this may be an arbitrary value that could be a process risk.      Guest Description: As Sr. Director of Client Solutions, Elon (Lo...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Julio G. Martinez-Clark about the expansion of trade in medical devices and pharmaceuticals from Latin America. We will discuss the possibility of Latin America being a sleeping giant for med-tech. Guest Descriptions: Julio G. Martinez-Clark believes that Colombia represents an untapped destination for medical device manufacturers to do clini...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Adam Peek about the good and the bad news regarding packaging sustainability. Listen in as Charlie and Adams discuss the unique challenges in medical device packaging sustainability and how these challenges have been addressed. Adam Peek also chats about exciting new technologies that will provide sustainability solutions for a growing popula...

On this episode of SPOT radio, Charlie Webb speaks with Lindsay Lannelli a candidate connection Specialist for the Adept Group about her experience working from home. Many people turned their time at home into gains on domestic projects and they sharpened their work skills. Listen in on how Lindsay approached the shutdown era.   Guest Descriptions: Lindsay Iannelli is a Candidate Connection Specia...